Category: cybersecurity

A former health system executive was sentenced to two years of probation for violating HIPAA, HIPAA Journal reported Jan. 9.

The Biden administration is looking to strengthen healthcare cybersecurity and is planning to unveil new requirements for hospitals, themessenger.com reported Jan. 9. 

The New York attorney general has reached a settlement agreement with Refuah Health Center regarding a 2021 ransomware attack. 

A hacker group said it only stole data from Trenton, N.J.-based Capital Health — but didn’t encrypt it — “so as not to interfere with patient care,” databreaches.net reported Jan. 8.

SSM Health, one of Oklahoma’s largest healthcare providers, said a partner vendor recently suffered a data breach.

A healthcare coalition comprising two hospitals and an orthopedic group filed a lawsuit against unidentified individuals associated with the ransomware group LockBit, BankInfoSecurity reported Jan. 4. 

North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital disaffiliated from medical transcription provider after investigations of a July 21, 2023, data breach.

The FBI is helping Newburyport, Mass.-based Anna Jaques Hospital investigate a Dec. 24 cyberattack, The Daily News reported Jan. 3. 

Hackers threatened to “swat” patients of Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center if the organization didn’t meet its ransom demands, databreaches.net reported.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC is investing in cybersecurity in a challenging economic environment by making the business case for it, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 4.